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EPTIC - English Tagset
| Tag | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| CC | coordinating conjunction | and |
| CD | cardinal number | 1, third |
| CDZ | possesive pronoun | one's |
| DT | determiner | the |
| EX | existential there | there is |
| FW | foreign word | d’hoevre |
| IN | preposition, subordinating conjunction | in, of, like |
| IN/that | that as subordinator | that |
| JJ | adjective | green |
| JJR | adjective, comparative | greener |
| JJS | adjective, superlative | greenest |
| LS | list marker | 1) |
| MD | modal | could, will |
| NN | noun, singular or mass | table |
| NNS | noun plural | tables |
| NNSZ | possesive noun plural | people's, women's |
| NNZ | possesive noun, singular or mass | year's, world's |
| NP | proper noun, singular | John |
| NPS | proper noun, plural | Vikings |
| NPSZ | possesive proper noun, plural | Boys', Workers' |
| NPZ | possesive noun, singular | Britain's, God's |
| PDT | predeterminer | both the boys |
| PP | personal pronoun | I, he, it |
| PPZ | possessive pronoun | my, his |
| RB | adverb | however, usually, naturally, here, good |
| RBR | adverb, comparative | better |
| RBS | adverb, superlative | best |
| RP | particle | give up |
| SENT | Sentence-break punctuation | . ! ? |
| SYM | Symbol | / [ = * |
| TO | infinitive ‘to’ | togo |
| UH | interjection | uhhuhhuhh |
| VB | verb be, base form | be |
| VBD | verb be, past tense | was, were |
| VBG | verb be, gerund/present participle | being |
| VBN | verb be, past participle | been |
| VBP | verb be, sing. present, non-3d | am, are |
| VBZ | verb be, 3rd person sing. present | is |
| VH | verb have, base form | have |
| VHD | verb have, past tense | had |
| VHG | verb have, gerund/present participle | having |
| VHN | verb have, past participle | had |
| VHP | verb have, sing. present, non-3d | have |
| VHZ | verb have, 3rd person sing. present | has |
| VV | verb, base form | take |
| VVD | verb, past tense | took |
| VVG | verb, gerund/present participle | taking |
| VVN | verb, past participle | taken |
| VVP | verb, sing. present, non-3d | take |
| VVZ | verb, 3rd person sing. present | takes |
| WDT | wh-determiner | which |
| WP | wh-pronoun | who, what |
| WPZ | possessive wh-pronoun | whose |
| Z | possessive ending | 's |
| DYSF | dysfluency | “th-” instead “the”, “congr-” instead of “congratulate” |
| FPAUSE | filled pause | ehm |
| EPAUSE | empty pause | … |
| UNCLEAR | unclear word | |